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Show Today is Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 Breaking News Freshman forward Lauren Hansen scores the Aggies' lone goal in their 2-1 loss to Eastern Washington, Sunday. Student ethics questioned by use of Internet By MANETTE NEWBOLD features editor The Internet has its obvious benefits - easy access to information, social connections, news and music. However, students and professors say it can also be a burden. Some of the problems students and teachers face today include inaccurate online information and using Internet sites to buy prewritten papers to cheat. "The thing that bothers me most is that students pull information from the Internet without knowing where it's coming from, who put it on the site and what their slant might be, whether it's accurate," said Cathy Bullock, journalism professor. "Students aren't the only ones who fall Homecoming into this trap. We seem too quick to believe what Week 2007 in we see on the Internet. We need to be thinking review. more critically." Page 4 One fifth of college students used the Internet for the first time between the ages of 5 and 8, according to "The Internet Goes to College," a 2002 study called the Pew Internet & American Life Project. By the time students were 16 to 18 years old, all of today's college students had begun to use the Internet. Since new pages are added online all the time, it makes it hard for some students to filter out incorrect information. Alice Chapman, history professor, said the Internet is useful because students can read a wide variety of viewpoints and information. However, articles are not always consistent, she said. "Often times students have a difficult time discerning between reputable material and reliable material on the Internet," Chapman said. "This can lead to students becoming misinformed." Students may appreciate that finding infor^ • _ _ mation online is fast, but Bullock suggests they still take the time A closer look at Issues to find the best Landscape architecture students, create affecting USU resources. displays in LJSJJ parking lot. . -;;>':': "The '-'KrrWW''&< Page 13 Internet makes it incredibly easy to find information, but yog still have to work at it to make sure the information is solid," she said. "Of course, the same is true with television, newspapers, books and so on. At least with these media, you tend to have an editor trying to maintain some kind of quality control. With the Internet, it seems to me that you're more apt to run across information that hasn't passed through any kind of editing process that might catch errors." Cheating can also become easier for students when using online resources. Chapman said she's had students buy papers online and turn them in as their own. Common sites include Papers4Less.com, Cheathouse.com and Schoolsucks.com. According to a national sur- Campus News Features //Depth Sports The USU football team falls 23-20 against San Jose State, dropping to 0-4. ^ [J See INTERNET, page 6 T H E M A R K E T P L A C E has been turning students away because of a staff shortage and, often, the facility is filled to capacity. Lines are also longer because of the made-to-order stations.The Living and Learning Center has also increased traffic and demand. GIDEON OAKES photo Marketplace fails to meet demands By LIZ WILSON staff writer With the increase in the freshman population and the new Living and Learning Community almost at full capacity, the Aggie Marketplace has been struggling with overcrowding this year. The increased number of people eating there this year has had some detrimental effects on the Marketplace in general. On the evening of Thursday, Sept. 13, the Marketplace reached almost full capacity, and employees had to tell incoming students to wait a few minutes until the crowds died down. Anderson said every Thursday night, the Marketplace, located in the Taggart Student Center, hosts the Coach's Show and HURD nights. Members of HURD get free admittance to the Coach's Show and the Marketplace on these nights. "It has been so phenomenally successful," Anderson explained, "more successful than ... I or any of us expected. We do have a capacity in there, fire codes. It's a safety issue." Along with the increase in Marketplace foot traffic, more people are now needed to run the food stations. Long lines are partially because of the gaps between hiring new staff members. "We try to hire as many students as we can," Anderson said. "We do everything we can. We get all of our students hired as quickly as possible." Since most students cannot come early to school, the beginning of the year is the busiest at the Marketplace, Anderson said. "You can't hire anybody until they get here," he said. This, he said, accounts for the low staff num- bers at the beginning of the year which in turn makes lines longer. Students also may have to quit throughout the year due to schedule changes or other conflicts. Anderson also said the way the food is served has a huge impact on the lines. He explained that one of the Marketplace's goals is fresh food, saying lines are inherent with the way they do business. The Marketplace differs from other on-campus dining areas because it is mostly made-to-order stations. The stations range from made-to-order pastas to Mongolian barbecue and sandwiches. Pizzas are also a popular menu item, with Chef Chris Ball making up to 150 pizzas on any given a day. The staff's dedication to freshness and making meals to order is the big reason for lines, Anderson said. Executive Chef Don Donaldson described the different foods that are ordered daily to ensure that the Marketplace keeps up with its demanding stations. "We're constantly steaming vegetables and dicing fresh peppers and onions," Donaldson said. He said with the larger crowds this year, the staff members are ordering almost twice as much bread and other things that they use daily. With the goal of having fresh food and keeping the lines down. Anderson and Donaldson continue to commit to serve the best interest of the students. Donaldson said their goal is serve food to students as quickly as they can. Anderson said as the year goes on, the Martketplace will be more accustomed to the larger crowds and service will only get better. "We're always evolving," Donaldson said. -Iiz.w@aggiemail.usu.edu age 9 Prof testifies to Congress about bridge care, safety Opinion "It's a somber thing to see the ruined house that Murrow built now reduced to a shabby backdrop for the last act in the ego theater of Dan Rather." M^m^&Myvv--* • Page 17 Almanac Today in History: In 1908, the first Ford Model T was completed. The car, nicknamed "Tin Lizzie/' could seat two people and cost $850. The Model T was a major advancement in creating affordable automobiles for the public. Weather SSL*' www.utahstatesman.coni Logan, Utah Utah State Universit High: 59° Low: 29° Skies: 20 percent chance of rain jgi the morning. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. ByARIE KIRK news editor In response to the August bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing to examine bridge safety and upkeep. Kevin Womack, USU civil and environmental engineering professor, testified before Congress in Washington, D I C K H O Y T , of the father son duo. Team Hoyt, spoke at USU D.C., Tuesday, offering his suggestions to on Friday. The pair has been an inspiration for many. Photo court- increase bridge safety. sey of Dick Hoyt "More than four billion vehicles cross bridges in the United States every day and, like all man-made structures, bridges deteriorate. Deferred maintenance accelerates deterioration and causes bridges to be more susceptible to failure," Womack said as part of his testimony. "For the safety and security of our families, we, as a By CASEY SNIDER nation, can no longer afford to ignore this staff writer growing problem." At the hearing, "Bridge Safety: Next The crowning event of the celebration of the 35th anniSteps to Protect the Nations Critical versary for the Center for Persons with Disabilities was Bridge Infrastructure," Womack said he Friday afternoon, as Aggies heard from a father-son team pushed for more funding and research that has been inspiring millions for the last 40 years. regarding the life of bridges. The duo consisting of father Dick Hoyt and son Rick, Womack is the Utah Transportation who suffers from severe physical handicaps as a result of Center's director and was chosen to testify cerebral palsy, has participated in more than 948 events, as a representative of the American Society of Civil Engineers. TEAM HOYT, page 3 Unlikely duo inspires students to achieve V He said he expressed the need for a better-defined inspection process. Currently, inspection is mostly visual, but Womack said he believes it could be improved with the use of instrumentation. For the condition of the nation's bridges to improve, he said protocol must be changed. Licensed professional engineers need to be testing and monitoring : bridges, he said. To ensure bridge performance and public safety, technicians cannot simply assess the roadways visually. Had the bridge in WOMACK Minneapolis had more vigorous testing, Womack said there might have been some warning. "Obviously, something could have been done to prevent the collapse. They found a problem but wasn't sure what the next step was. Instrumentation may have given a warning, but you never know. There is no guarantee," he said. Womack said he is most pleased that ^ \M See HEARING, page 3 • |